Iowa State Finishes Second at Mizzou Intercollegiate

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Release: 04/10/2012

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COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Iowa State men's golf team finished second at the Mizzou Intercollegiate this afternoon, carding a three-day total of 876. The Cyclones shot a final-round-low 288 this afternoon to move into second place in the 15-team field. Missouri won the team title at 856.

Iowa State was led by senior Nate McCoy, who tallied his sixth top-10 finish of the season with a 211 to finish third. McCoy shot rounds of 69-71-71 and carded 16 birdies in the tournament. Freshman Scott Fernandez tied for eighth at 219, thanks to a final-round 68 this afternoon, his sixth sub-70 round of the season. Fernandez' card featured seven birdies and one eagle, as the rookie holed a wedge from 60 yards out for a deuce on the 393-yard par-4 fifth hole. Fernandez, who has finished in the top-10 in his last three tournaments, has five top-10 showings on the season.

Sam Daley tied for 22nd with rounds of 78-75-72=225.

Iowa State is back in action, April 14-15 at the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City.